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Sporting CP vs Aves: result 4-1 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 12Kick-off on December 9, 2018 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa

Sporting CP
4-1
Aves

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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Aves?

Sporting CP won 4-1 on December 9, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 17′Rodrigo DefendiAves
  • 40′B. DostSporting CP (pen.)
  • 45′NaniSporting CP
  • 48′B. DostSporting CP
  • 59′A. DiabySporting CP

Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Aves

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting CP

4-3-3
  1. 9M. Acuña
  2. 23A. Diaby
  3. 28B. Dost
  1. 17Nani
  2. 37Wendel
  3. 8Bruno Fernandes
  1. 86N. Gudelj
  2. 76Bruno Gaspar
  3. 4S. Coates
  4. 22J. Mathieu
  1. 40Renan Ribeiro

Aves

4-2-3-1
  1. 10Hamdou El Houni
  1. 23Amilton
  2. 7Rúben Oliveira
  3. 16Nildo Petrolina
  1. 30Vitor Gomes
  2. 6Vítor Costa
  1. 26Carlos Ponck
  2. 2Rodrigo Soares
  3. 5Rodrigo Defendi
  4. 37Issam El Adoua
  1. 41André Ferreira
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats; Aves have 6, 1 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Sporting CP
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 3, 2018Rio Ave(away)3-1Primeira Liga
Nov 29, 2018Qarabag(away)6-1UEFA Europa League
Nov 24, 2018Lusitano FCV(away)4-1Taça de Portugal
Nov 11, 2018Chaves(home)2-1Primeira Liga
Nov 8, 2018Arsenal(away)0-0UEFA Europa League
Aves
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 2, 2018Nacional(home)2-3Primeira Liga
Nov 24, 2018Cova De Piedade(away)3-0Taça de Portugal
Nov 10, 2018Rio Ave(home)2-1Primeira Liga
Nov 5, 2018Chaves(away)2-1Primeira Liga
Oct 27, 2018Santa Clara(home)1-2Primeira Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Sporting CP wins, 0 draws, 1 Aves win.

DateScoreCompetition
May 20, 2018Aves 2-1 Sporting CPTaça de Portugal
Jan 14, 2018Sporting CP 3-0 AvesPrimeira Liga
Aug 6, 2017Aves 0-2 Sporting CPPrimeira Liga

Last archived meeting: Aves vs Sporting CP on May 20, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting CP score 2.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Aves score 1.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting CP2.10.958/159/15
Aves1.51.529/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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